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There are times when you have a very mundane life… there are times when you have a life where you have too much to handle… there are other times when there are too many things… but yet you enjoy all of them… I am at that stage now… A new Corporate offer… Lucrative position… A new venture to test out my long time dream… a new opportunity to experiment with entrepreneurship… all off them at one time… I am thrilled and excited… awaiting the launch dates…

Two sects of people, two languages, one land, thousands of weaponry, many brutal wars, millions of lives. This is what Srilanka was for the past 25 years.

Well, let me break it down even further. To me, the entire case boils down as a War of Languages. Oh no, I am not trying to degrade anything here. Neither am I trying to belittle the sacrifices made by the millions. But yet, I can think of it as nothing but the War of Languages…

How else can you define it? One sect oppressing another just because they speak a language different from theirs, and the suppressed sect in turn retaliated. Hell breaks loose… result… rapes, murders and massacres. Trace it back 25 years and it all gets down to this fact. Someone spoke a different language… War of Languages…

I still do not understand how a tool for communication became a cause of massive destruction. I started questioning myself… Isn’t language just a tool for communication? Can I not survive if I don’t have the ability to speak, read or write a language or for a matter of fact any language on the face of earth. Is it so precious that lives of fellow human beings cannot be valued against it? Is it that important?… and then it dawned upon me… it was not just a War of Languages… It was a War of Egos. Few egos had to be fed in at both ends and so millions were sacrificed in the altar. A few egos… just a few… and millions had to lose their lives. Along with it 25 precious years gone.

A generation has been lost. A generation that has not seen peace. A generation that does not know what is peace. A generation that knows nothing but fear. Born in trenches, lived in bunkers, died in shallow graves.

War brings nothing but misery. It brings Nothing. well it brings loss… loss of loved ones, loss of dear ones. Moms lost their children. Fathers their sleep. Children were orphaned. Elders left helpless. Everyone lost someone. The survivors are left with nothing but scars. Everyone has a scar, in their body as well as their hearts. The dead would be forgotten by everyone but their loved ones. They will live just itched in the memories. Memories of the faces that were lost. Nothing else to remember. Nothing else to relate.

I too feel the loss…When I think of Srilanka… I can feel nothing but pain and loss. Just to let you know… I have never been to Srilanka, I have never been in the war field, I never saw the dead but yet I feel I have lost somethings… Many things…

Let me say this one more time…

Two sects of people, two languages, one land, thousands of weaponry, many brutal wars, millions of lives. This is what Srilanka was for the past 25 years. Well… am I right in saying “was”? Only time can answer that question…

It has been a fantastic year. A year filled with incredible components of Love, fun, action, changes, sorrow, joy, experiments and many more. The best of all is that 2010 has been a positive year.

Positive in many ways and many may not agree. Moved out a good pay, comfort zone career into a lesser pay, experimentative one. Moved out a low-cost home into a high cost duplex. Moved from a Wagon R to Figo. Moved from my navigator shirts to Muti brands. Moved from low-cost kadim shoes to Lee Cooper. Movements throughout the year. Challenging yet positive moves for better life and lifestyle. Sitting back and thinking about the ride this year, I can only smile and say “WoW, thank you Lord”.

Looking forward for 2011. We had tagged last year as the year of Health, Wealth and happiness. 2011 is the year of “Pipes and Lines”. Pipes for our income sources and Lines are the relationships. This year, we are sure would bring in joy and success for all and take us to the next level of our Dreams!!!

I am sure most of us would remember Jade Goody from Big Brother when she had the racial row with Shipa Shetty. That was the first time I heard about her. After a few days of eventful readings about the issue, I had completely forgotten about her existence. Until two weeks ago, I did not even give her a moment, but now after reading the articles about her, she does not seem to go out of my thoughts and I inadvertently seem to pray for this brave girl every time I read a post about her. Read the rest of this entry »

It was the 12th of February 2009, exactly nine months after she came into our lives, Manya, our little princess, had her ear pierced and head shaved as per family customs. For eyes to behold, our little angel did look like a princess, all dressed up in her paavadai and chattai (skirt and top in Tamil), glittering mottai (shaved head in Tamil) and beautiful studs in her ears. The entire event took about five hours starting from the moment we left home, until all guests finished lunch at Saravana Bhavan, but the build up towards this day started close months ago. Read the rest of this entry »

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